Veronika Kudermetova

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Eduardovna and the family name is Kudermetova.
Veronika Kudermetova
Вероника Кудерметова
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Kudermetova at the 2019 French Open
Full nameVeronika Eduardovna Kudermetova[1]
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 24)
Kazan, Russia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSergei Demekhine (2012–)
Vladimír Pláteník (2021–)[2]
Prize moneyUS$2,506,838
Singles
Career record264–176 (60.0%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 28 (26 April 2021)
Current rankingNo. 32 (26 July 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2021)
French Open3R (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open1R (2019, 2020, 2021)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record240–121 (66.5%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 16 (12 July 2021)
Current rankingNo. 16 (12 July 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French Open3R (2020)
WimbledonF (2021)
US OpenSF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–4
Medal record
Last updated on: 2 August 2021.

Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova [note 1] (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 28, achieved on 26 April 2021, and a best doubles ranking of No. 16, reached on 12 July 2021.[3] She has reached a Grand Slam final at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles partnering Elena Vesnina.

Kudermetova won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Charleston Open, and won her first WTA doubles title at the 2019 Wuhan Open, partnering Duan Yingying. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and in doubles at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina.[3]

Playing for Russia in Fed Cup, Kudermetova has a win/loss record of 0–4.

Career[]

Kudermetova was born to Eduard Kudermetov, a Russian national ice hockey champion.[4] She started playing tennis at the age of eight.[5] Her younger sister Polina (born 2003) is also a tennis player.[6][7]

2013[]

Partnering Evgeniya Rodina, Kudermetova won her first $50k tournament at the Kazan Summer Cup, defeating Alexandra Artamonova and Martina Borecká in the final. There, she also reached the semifinals in singles as an unranked wildcard.

2014: Successful transition to the ITF Circuit[]

Kudermetova reached consecutive $10k finals at Antalya at the start of the year, and after several strong performances, she cracked the world's top 500 for the first time in her career. Playing in her first $100k tournament at the President's Cup, she reached the quarterfinals before falling to compatriot and eventual champion Vitalia Diatchenko.

She ended the year as the No. 343 in the rankings with a 24-14 win/loss record, lifting her maiden ITF title in the process.

2015: Struggles for a breakthrough[]

2015 saw Kudermetova failing to win a single title on the ITF Circuit as she had a disappointing 15-15 win/loss record with just one final reached. Her year-end ranking was 400.

2016: Success on the ITF Circuit, WTA Challenger debut[]

After a lackluster start to the year, Kudermetova made her first final of the year at Andijan in May. It was followed by consecutive $25k titles in Imola and Astana, ensuring that she moved into the world's top 300 for the first time. A fourth final of the season in Telavi marked Kudermetova's continuous rise. Her ranking soon made it possible for a direct admission into the main draw of the Taipei Challenger, her debut on the WTA 125K series. She won her first match against Varatchaya Wongteanchai before losing in the second round.

Overall, she enjoyed a 34-18 win/loss record in 2016, with a total of two ITF titles. Her year-end ranking improved by a total of 190 spots, ending the year at the 210th spot.

2017: Grand Slam debut, WTA debut[]

Her Grand Slam debut came at the Australian Open, where she lost in the first round of qualifying. Attempting a transition onto the WTA Tour, she played qualifying in multiple events but failed to reach the main draw in all of them. Kudermetova won her first qualifying round at the French Open but fell in her next match. She reached her first WTA 125K quarterfinal at the Taipei Challenger to end off the year.

Kudermetova had a 28-24 win/loss record for the year, failing to reach any finals but also making more appearances at tournaments on the WTA Tour.

2018: Top 30 win, first WTA Tour main-draw win[]

Kudermetova at 2018 French Open

After starting the year with a triumph at the $25k event at the Keio Challenger, she qualified for her first WTA event at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a Premier tournament. Riding on her momentum, Kudermetova stunned top-30 player Carla Suárez Navarro in the first round before putting up a strong performance against eventual champion and top-ten player Karolína Plíšková.[8]

She reached the final round of qualifying at the French Open for the first time in her career, where she fell to Barbora Krejčíková. Another big win soon followed as she beat defending champion Anett Kontaveit in the first round of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships.[9] Furthermore, she went on to stun Belinda Bencic in her next match, reaching her first WTA quarterfinal. She soon reached yet another WTA quarterfinal at the Ladies Championship Gstaad, where she defeated Viktória Kužmová before falling to Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets.[10]

She had a 34-23 win/loss record for the year, gaining her first success on the WTA Tour and making her transition onto the main tour.

2019: Top 40 singles debut, first Premier-5 doubles title, Top 25 doubles debut[]

Kudermetova started the year with a quarterfinal run at the Shenzhen Open after qualifying for the main draw, defeating higher-ranked compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the process.[11] She qualified for the main draw at the Australian Open for the first time in her career, losing to Sofia Kenin in the first round.[12]

At the WTA 125k event in Guadalajara, Kudermetova was unseeded but still managed to lift the biggest title of her career by defeating Marie Bouzková, 6–2, 6–0 in the final.[13] Consecutive WTA quarterfinals came at the Ladies Open Lugano and the İstanbul Cup

Her first wins in a Grand Slam main draw came at the French Open when she beat Caroline Wozniacki, the 13th seed, in the first round,[14] and Zarina Diyas in the second. Despite winning the first set, Kudermetova was defeated by veteran Kaia Kanepi in the third round.

In July 2019, she reached the second round at Wimbledon, where she was beaten by Wozniacki.[15] Prior to that, Kudermetova excelled at Rosmalen, making the semifinals where she was defeated by eventual champion Alison Riske.[16]

In September, seeded 8th Kudermetova and Duan Yingying won the doubles title at the Wuhan Open, beating newly-crowned US Open champions Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka in the final. It was their first time playing together, and Kudemetova's first doubles title.[17] It took her inside the top 25 at World No. 24 on 30 September 2019 in the world doubles rankings for the first time. She reached the third round in the singles competition, which also took her to a career high singles ranking of World No. 42. In the tournament, Kudermetova beat Belinda Bencic for her first career top-ten win.[18]

It was a fantastic Asian swing for Kudermetova as she reached two semifinals at the Japan Open[19] and the Tianjin Open[20] respectively. To end off her first full season on the WTA Tour, she stunned world No. 4, Elina Svitolina, in the second round of the Kremlin Cup[21] and reached the quarterfinals as a result, falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[22]

A 44-25 win/loss record saw Kudermetova ending the year as World No. 41 as the second highest-ranked Russian, lagging just behind Pavlyuchenkova, having reached a career-high of World No. 39 in singles on 11 November 2019 with three WTA semifinals and one WTA 125k title. She finished the year at World No. 25 in doubles.

2020: Progress in singles before and doubles rankings after COVID season[]

Kudermetova began the year at the Brisbane International. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Marie Bouzková. Seeded fifth at the Hobart International, she reached the semifinals where she was defeated by fourth seed Shuai Zhang.[23] As a result, she reached again the top 40 in singles on 20 January 2020. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Sara Sorribes Tormo. Despite the loss, she reached a career-high of World No. 38 on 3 February 2020.

Playing for Russia in the Fed Cup tie against Romania, Kudermetova lost both of her rubbers to Ana Bogdan and Jaqueline Cristian. Despite those losses, Russia was still able to win the tie 3-2.[24] In St. Petersburg, she was defeated in the second round by second seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Kiki Bertens.[25] Getting past qualifying at the Dubai Championships, she lost in the second round to ninth seed Garbiñe Muguruza.[26] At the Qatar Open, she was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Belinda Bencic.[27] The WTA canceled tournaments from March to July due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[28][29]

When the WTA resumed tournament play in August, Kudermetova competed at the Prague Open. Seeded eighth, she lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard.[30] At the Western & Southern Open, she stunned top seed and 2016 champion, Karolína Plíšková, in the second round.[31] She was defeated in the third round by 14th seed Elise Mertens.[32] Seeded 29th at the US Open, she lost in the first round to Iga Świątek. In doubles, she partnered with compatriot, Anna Blinkova; they both reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career where they lost to Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva.[33] Following this run, she achieved her career-high doubles ranking of World No. 22 on 14 September 2020.

Playing in Rome, Kudermetova was defeated in the first round by Barbora Strýcová.[34] At the French Open, she lost in the second round to 13th seed Petra Martić.[35]

Coming through qualifying at the first edition of the J&T Banka Ostrava Open, Kudermetova upset second seed Karolína Plíšková in the second round.[36] In the quarterfinals, she was defeated by Jennifer Brady.[37] Her final tournament of the season was at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Seeded fifth, she reached the quarterfinals where she lost to second seed and eventual finalist, Elise Mertens.[38]

Kudermetova ended the year ranked 46.

2021: Breakthrough: Maiden WTA singles title, top 30 in singles, First Grand Slam doubles final, top 20 in doubles[]

Kudermetova started 2021 at the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Women's Open. She stunned second seed Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals[39] en route to her first WTA singles final. She lost in the final to fourth seed Aryna Sabalenka.[40] At the first edition of the Grampians Trophy, she was defeated in the second round by Ann Li.[41] Seeded 32nd at the Australian Open, she lost in the third round to second seed Simona Halep.[42] In Adelaide, she was defeated in the first round by Shelby Rogers.[43]

At the Qatar Total Open, Kudermetova lost in the first round to eventual finalist Garbiñe Muguruza.[44] At the Dubai Championships, she was defeated in the second round by sixth seed and 2019 champion, Belinda Bencic.[45] Seeded second in St. Petersburg, she reached the quarterfinals losing to eighth seed, compatriot, and eventual champion Daria Kasatkina.[46] Seeded 32nd at the Miami Open, she was defeated in the third round by seventh seed Aryna Sabalenka.[47]

Seeded 15th at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, Kudermetova won her first WTA singles title beating Danka Kovinić in the final.[48] She entered the top 30 at a career-high of World No. 29 on 12 April 2021. The following week she won her second doubles title at the 2021 İstanbul Cup partnering Elise Mertens.

At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships partnering Elena Vesnina, the unseeded pair ousted top seeds and reigning Roland Garros champions Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova and Caroline Dolehide / Storm Sanders in the semifinals en route to the finals.[49] They lost to the former number one doubles players and 3rd seeded pair Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens in a tight three-set match, despite having two match points.[50] With this successful run, she entered the top 20 in doubles at a career-high of World No. 16 on 12 July 2021.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Kudermetova represented the ROC in both Women's Singles and Doubles. In Singles, she lost in the first round to 7th seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza. In Doubles, she again partnered with Vesnina. The pair lost in the semifinal to eventual gold medalists Krejčíková and Siniaková of the Czech Republic. In the bronze medal match, Vesnina and Kudermetova were defeated by Brazilians Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani, despite having 4 consecutive match points at 9-5 in the 3rd set super-tiebreak. [51]

Fed Cup[]

Playing for Russia at the Fed Cup, Kudermetova has a win/loss record of 0–2. She made her debut in February 2014, losing to Australia's Samantha Stosur in straight sets in their World Group first-round tie.[52] She was also nominated to represent her country during the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II, but was only selected to play a dead doubles rubber alongside Anna Kalinskaya.

Playing style[]

Kudermetova employs a highly aggressive playing style with an all-court game. Her serve is powerful, being recorded as high as 114 mph (183 km/h), allowing her to serve multiple aces per match; a tendency to take risks on her second serve leads to a relatively high double fault count at times. Her forehand and backhand are both hit flat, with relentless depth and pace. She generates considerable racquet head speed when hitting her forehand, allowing her to generate considerable power with this shot. Due to her aggressive playing style, Kudermetova accumulates significant numbers of both winners and unforced errors in any given match. She likes to take the ball early on the rise, allowing her to dominate baseline rallies. Kudermetova is a strong volleyer, and will frequently choose to approach the net to finish rallies and attack short balls; she will sometimes choose to serve and volley to surprise her opponents. She is a quick and nimble mover, allowing her to hit winners from any position on the court.

Endorsements[]

After wearing Nike and Asics clothes without any personal contract with the brands, Kudermetova became endorsed by Armani for clothing in 2020, although she still uses Nike footwear.[53] For racquets, Kudermetova is endorsed by Wilson, specifically using the Wilson Blade 98 racquet.

Personal life[]

Kudermetova is married to her coach Sergei Demekhine, who previously coached Vera Zvonareva.[54] They started dating in 2015 despite Demekhine being involved as her coach since 2012, on which Kudermetova commented in 2020: "At the age of 16 I just liked him but I didn't even think about anything more. Probably, it's my upbringing that affected. Such thoughts had been unacceptable to me".[55]

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[56]

Singles[]

Current after the 2021 Cincinnati.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 A 1R 1R 3R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A A A Q2 Q3 3R 2R 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q2 2R NH 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A A Q1 Q2 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–4 1–3 3–3 0 / 10 7–10 41%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[n 1] 1R Absent PO A RR 0 / 1 0–3 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[n 2] A A A A A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A Q1 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A Q1 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Italian Open A A A A A Q1 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 2R 3R 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Wuhan Open A A A A A 3R NH 0 / 1 2–1 67%
China Open A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 5 20 12 19 Career total: 56
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career total: 2
Hard Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 14–11 11–12 13–11 0 / 34 39–37 51%
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 9–6 1–2 14–4 1 / 15 27–14 66%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–3 0–0 1–3 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 6–5 27–20 12–14 28–18 0 / 56 73–58 56%
Win (%) 0%  –   –   –  55% 57% 46% 61% Career total: 56%
Year-end ranking[n 3] 343 400 210 257 115 41 46 $2,073,587

Doubles[]

This table is current through 2021 Western & Southern Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
French Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Wimbledon A A A 2R 2R 1R NH F 0 / 4 7–4 64%
US Open A A A 1R 1R 1R SF 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–4 1–4 8–3 5–3 0 / 17 16–17 48%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[n 2] A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R SF 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A 2R NH 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A SF NH 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Italian Open A A A A A 2R QF QF 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH SF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 1R QF 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wuhan Open A A A A A W NH 0 / 1 4–0 100%
China Open A A A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 3 9 16 19 9 16 Career total: 73
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 Career total: 5
Overall Win–Loss 1–1 0–0 4–3 7–9 11–17 20–18 14–9 30–15 2 / 73 87–72 55%
Win (%) 50%  –  57% 44% 39% 53% 61% 67% Career total: 55%
Year-end ranking 198 230 107 58 64 25 24

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  3. ^ 2012: WTA ranking–715, 2013: WTA ranking–671.

Significant finals[]

Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass Russia Elena Vesnina Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens 		6–3, 5–7, 7–9

Olympic finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 4th place)[]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place 2021 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan Hard Russia Elena Vesnina Brazil Laura Pigossi
Brazil Luisa Stefani 		6–4, 4–6, [9–11]

Premier-Mandatory /Premier-5 finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 Wuhan Open Hard China Duan Yingying Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 		7–6(7–3), 6–2

WTA career finals[]

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2021 Abu Dhabi Open, UAE WTA 500 Hard Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2021 Charleston Open, United States WTA 500 Clay (green) Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (1–0)
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
International / WTA 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2019 Charleston Open, United States Premier Clay (green) Russia Irina Khromacheva Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Poland Alicja Rosolska 		6–7(7), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2019 Lugano Open, Switzerland International Clay Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Romania Andreea Mitu 		6–1, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 1–2 Sep 2019 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5 Hard China Duan Yingying Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 		7–6(3), 6–2
Win 2–2 Apr 2021 İstanbul Cup, Turkey WTA 250 Hard Belgium Elise Mertens Japan Nao Hibino
Japan Makoto Ninomiya 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–3 Jul 2021 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Russia Elena Vesnina Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens 		6–3, 5–7, 7–9

WTA 125K series finals[]

Singles: 1 (1 title)[]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2019 Abierto Zapopan, Mexico Hard Czech Republic Marie Bouzková 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)[]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2016 Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Russia Natela Dzalamidze Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung 		4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Nov 2017 Taipei Open, Taiwan (2) Carpet (i) Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Australia Monique Adamczak
United Kingdom Naomi Broady 		2–6, 7–6(5), [10–6]
Win 3–0 Nov 2018 Mumbai Open, India Hard Russia Natela Dzalamidze Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs
Czech Republic Barbora Štefková 		6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 4–0 Nov 2018 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i) Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Russia Vera Zvonareva 		7–5, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals[]

Kudermdetova debuted at the ITF Circuit in 2011 at the $50k event in Kazan, Russia in doubles. In singles, she has been in eight finals and won four of them, while in doubles she has been in 27 finals and won 16 of them. Her biggest titles on the ITF Circuit were three $100k doubles tournaments, the Open de Marseille, the President's Cup and the Neva Cup, all in 2017.[57]

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2014 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Russia Olga Doroshina 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–7(6)
Win 1–1 Mar 2014 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Russia Olga Doroshina 7–6(2), 7–6(3)
Loss 1–2 Jun 2015 ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Czech Republic Barbora Štefková 5–7, 3–6
Loss 1–3 May 2016 ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 5–7, 0–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2016 ITF Imola, Italy 25,000 Carpet Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–4 Jul 2016 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Ukraine Alyona Sotnikova 2–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2016 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Israel Deniz Khazaniuk 7–5, 6–4
Win 4–4 Mar 2018 Keio Challenger, Japan 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 27 (16 titles, 11 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (9–7)
Clay (7–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2013 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 		0–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2013 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 10,000 Clay Russia Margarita Lazareva Kazakhstan Yekaterina Gubanova
Russia Daria Lodikova 		6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Aug 2013 Kazan Open, Russia 50,000 Hard Russia Evgeniya Rodina Russia Alexandra Artamonova
Czech Republic Martina Borecká 		5–7, 6–0, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Feb 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Belarus Sviatlana Pirazhenka Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova 		6–7(6), 4–6
Loss 2–3 Apr 2014 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Russia Ekaterina Bychkova Uzbekistan Albina Khabibulina
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 		6–2, 5–7, [4–10]
Win 3–3 May 2014 ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan 10,000 Clay Uzbekistan Albina Khabibulina Russia Polina Monova
Russia Yana Sizikova 		6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 3–4 Jul 2014 ITF Middelburg, Netherlands 25,000 Clay Russia Evgeniya Rodina Netherlands Angelique van der Meet
Netherlands Bernice van de Velde 		6–7(4), 6–3, [5–10]
Win 4–4 Sep 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll Russia Alexandra Artamonova
Russia Polina Monova 		7–6(10), 7–5
Loss 4–5 Feb 2015 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Natela Dzalamidze Belarus Lidziya Marozava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Jun 2015 ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Russia Ksenia Lykina Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova
Japan Hiroko Kuwata 		6–4, 6–7(5), [9–11]
Loss 4–7 Jun 2015 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Russia Ksenia Lykina Russia Anastasiya Komardina
Bulgaria Julia Terziyska 		6–7(2), 5–7
Win 5–7 Aug 2015 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–8 Aug 2015 ITF St. Petersburg, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Germany Carolin Daniels
Belarus Lidziya Marozava 		4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 6–8 Nov 2015 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i) Turkey Başak Eraydın Russia Anastasia Frolova
Russia Ekaterina Yashina 		6–3, 6–1
Win 7–8 Jan 2016 ITF Daytona Beach, United States 25,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Canada Sharon Fichman
Canada Carol Zhao 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–9 Jan 2016 ITF Wesley Chapel, United States 25,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze United States Ingrid Neel
Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva 		6–4, 6–7(4), [6–10]
Loss 7–10 Feb 2016 ITF New Delhi, India 25,000 Hard Russia Natela Dzalamidze Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen
Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan 		0–6, 6–0, [6–10]
Win 8–10 Apr 2016 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Russia Natela Dzalamidze Russia Ksenia Lykina
Russia Polina Monova 		4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 8–11 Jun 2016 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková Russia Ksenia Lykina
Russia Polina Monova 		6–3, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 9–11 Jun 2016 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Russia Anna Morgina
Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 		6–1, 6–2
Win 10–11 Jul 2016 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Russia Natela Dzalamidze Russia Polina Monova
Russia Yana Sizikova 		6–2, 6–3
Win 11–11 Sep 2016 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 		6–4, 6–2
Win 12–11 Oct 2016 Liuzhou Challenger, China 50,000 Hard Russia Aleksandra Pospelova United States Jacqueline Cako
Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 		6–2, 6–4
Win 13–11 Apr 2017 Lale Cup, Turkey 60,000 Hard Turkey İpek Soylu Russia Ksenia Lykina
Russia Polina Monova 		4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win 14–11 Jun 2017 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay Russia Natela Dzalamidze Hungary Dalma Gálfi
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović 		7–6(5), 6–4
Win 15–11 Jul 2017 Presiden't Cup, Kazakhstan 100,000 Hard Russia Natela Dzalamidze Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure
United Kingdom Naomi Broady 		6–2, 6–0
Win 16–11 Sep 2017 Neva Cup, Russia 100,000 Hard (i) Russia Anna Blinkova Switzerland Belinda Bencic
Slovakia Michaela Hončová 		6–3, 6–1

Fed Cup participation[]

Singles (0–3)[]

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2014 Fed Cup WG QF 8 Feb 2014 Hobart, Australia Australia Australia Hard Samantha Stosur L 4–6, 0–6
2020–21 Fed Cup QR 7 Feb 2020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Romania Romania Hard (i) Ana Bogdan L 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6
8 Feb 2020 Jaqueline Cristian L 5–7, 3–6

WTA Tour career earnings[]

Current as of 14 June 2021[1]

Year Grand Slam
singles titles		 WTA
singles titles		 Total
singles titles		 Earnings ($) Money list rank
2014 0 0 0 16,786 352
2015 0 0 0 10,751 489
2016 0 0 0 33,114 301
2017 0 0 0 91,304 209
2018 0 0 0 167,256 174
2019 0 0 0 843,932 46
2020 0 0 0 481,231 44
2021 0 1 1 581,641 19
Career 0 1 1 2,258,178 225

Career Grand Slam statistics[]

Seedings[]

The tournaments won by Kudermetova are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Kudermetova are in italics.

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2017 Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 Absent Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify
2019 Qualifier Unseeded Unseeded Unseeded
2020 Unseeded Unseeded Not Held 29th
2021 32nd 29th 29th

Head-to-head records[]

Record against top 10 players[]

Kudermetova's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[58]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2–1 67% 2–0 0–1 – Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2020 Ostrava
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 1–1 50% – 1–0 0–1 Lost (6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2019 Wimbledon
Australia Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2021 Rome
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 0–2 0% 0–2 – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Doha
Romania Simona Halep 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Number 2 ranked players
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2021 Cincinnati
Russia Vera Zvonareva 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–4, 5–7, 3–6) at 2019 Shenzhen
Number 3 ranked players
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2–0 100% 2–0 – – Won (5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)) at 2021 Abu Dhabi
United States Sloane Stephens 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Charleston
Number 4 ranked players
France Caroline Garcia 1–0 100% – 1–0 – (6–4, 6–4) at 2021 Rome
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 3–3 50% 2–2 – 1–1 Lost (4–6, 7–5, 6–7) at 2021 Dubai
Australia Samantha Stosur 1–1 50% 1–1 – – Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2020 Hobart
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2021 Madrid
United States Sofia Kenin 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 6–3, 5–7) at 2019 Australian Open
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Abu Dhabi
Number 5 ranked players
Canada Eugenie Bouchard 0–2 0% – 0–2 – Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2020 Prague
Italy Sara Errani 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2017 French Open Qualifying
Number 6 ranked players
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 1–0 100% – 1–0 – Won (7–6(7–5), 6–2) at 2018 Stuttgart
Number 7 ranked players
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (7–6(7–4), 1–6, 4–6) at 2018 US Open Qualifying
Number 10 ranked players
France Kristina Mladenovic 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(8–6), 0–6, 6–3) at 2020 Doha
Total 14–21 40% 8–11
(42%) 		5–6
(45%) 		1–4
(20%) 		current after the 2021 Cincinnati R2

Top 10 wins[]

Season 2019 2020 2021 Total
Wins 2 2 2 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score VKR
2019
1. Switzerland Belinda Bencic No. 10 Wuhan Open, China Hard 2R 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 No. 45
2. Ukraine Elina Svitolina No. 4 Kremlin Cup, Russia Hard (i) 2R 6–2, 1–6, 7–5 No. 42
2020
3. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková No. 3 Cincinnati Open, U.S. Hard 2R 7–5, 6–4 No. 41
4. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková No. 6 Ostrava Open, Czech Republic Hard (i) 2R 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 No. 45
2021
5. Ukraine Elina Svitolina No. 5 Abu Dhabi Open, UAE Hard QF 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) No. 46
6. Netherlands Kiki Bertens No. 10 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 2R 6–4, 6–3 No. 28

Double bagel matches[]

winning 6–0, 6–0[]

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Rank Round
Win 2020 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Austria Barbara Haas 148 1R

Notes[]

  1. ^ Russian: Вероника Эдуардовна Кудерметова, IPA: [vʲɪrɐˈnʲikə kʊdʲɪrˈmʲetəvə] (About this soundlisten)

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